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Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > General
The readings in Justice include the central philosophical
statements about justice in society organized to illustrate both
the political vision of a good society and different attempts at an
analysis of the concept of justice.
This book argues that a view has taken root in Africa, which
equates state-secularism to the aggressive removal of religion from
the public sphere or even state ambivalence towards religious
affairs. This view arises from a misguided interpretation of the
practice of state-secularism particularly in France, Turkey and the
US, which understanding is ill-suited for the sub-Sahara Africa's
state-religion because the region boasts of at least three major
religious traditions, African religion, Islam and Christianity, and
blanket condemnation of public manifestation of religion or
ambivalence towards it may offend the natural flourishing of this
trinity and more. The contribution holds that most applications of
state-secularism in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda favour the Christian
faith, which during its tumultuous experiences in Europe survived
the enlightenment, the reformation and like experiences socialised
to co-exist with what are now called secular states. Additionally,
due to the long history of Christendoms in Europe, Christian
principles penetrated the colonial legal systems that were
bequeathed to Africa at independence and the sustenance of the
colonial legacy means that the Abrahamic faith has an upper hand in
the state-religion relations' contest. The obvious loser is African
religion which has suffered major onslaughts since the colonial
days.
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